Researched biography · Glasgow-3909
Helen (Glasgow) Broun
c. 1605 – before 8 January 1627
Scotland
About Helen
Helen Glasgow was the wife of Peter Broun in Thankerton and had died by 8 January 1627, when her testament was recorded by the Lanark Commissary Court. The evidence is the printed index of that court's register of testaments; the original testament has not been read. The index names no parents, children or age, and Thankerton is the couple's residence, not necessarily her birthplace or place of death.
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What the research found
These research notes were last revised on 7 October 2026.
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What the records show
Source findings — Lanark testament index, 8 January 1627
The printed index of the Lanark Commissary Court records the testament of "Glasgow, Helen, spouse to Peter Broun, in Thankertoun" on 8 January 1627. Francis J. Grant, ed., The Commissariot Record of Lanark: Register of Testaments, 1595–1800 (1903), printed p. 38 (digital copy). Seen as a printed index; the original testament has not been read.
Assessment: the index shows that a Helen Glasgow, wife of Peter Broun in Thankerton, was dead by 8 January 1627. It names no parents, children, age or place of death; Thankerton is the couple's stated residence, not her birthplace or death place. The one-tree snapshot and live searches found no earlier compatible profile (the Helen Glasgow profiles in the snapshot were born in the 1650s). This profile was created from the draft in this folder.
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Next records — original testament
Read the original Lanark testament for children, kin and executors before attaching parents or a spouse profile.
Recorded in research/Glasgow-3909/1627_Scotland_Thankerton_Helen_Glasgow.md, listed as done in surname-research/clusters/README.md; carried into this file on 7 October 2026.
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Profile-stated birthplace: Scotland
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Profile-stated birthplace: Scotland
b. 1605 · Scotland — exact locality unproved · Source association
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Current conclusion
Helen Glasgow was the wife of Peter Broun in Thankerton and had died by 8 January 1627, when her testament was recorded by the Lanark Commissary Court. The evidence is the printed index of that court's register of testaments; the original testament has not been read. The index names no parents, children or age, and Thankerton is the couple's residence, not necessarily her birthplace or place of death.
Source findings — Lanark testament index, 8 January 1627
The printed index of the Lanark Commissary Court records the testament of "Glasgow, Helen, spouse to Peter Broun, in Thankertoun" on 8 January 1627. Francis J. Grant, ed., *The Commissariot Record of Lanark: Register of Testaments, 1595–1800* (1903), printed p. 38 ([digital copy](https://www.tradeshouselibrary.org/uploads/4/7/7/2/47723681/the_commissariot_record_of_lanark__register_of_testaments__1595-1800_~_1903.pdf#page=50)). Seen as a printed index; the original testament has not been read. **Assessment:** the index shows that a Helen Glasgow, wife of Peter Broun in Thankerton, was dead by 8 January 1627. It names no parents, children, age or place of death; Thankerton is the couple's stated residence, not her birthplace or death place. The one-tree snapshot and live searches found no earlier compatible profile (the Helen Glasgow profiles in the snapshot were born in the 1650s). This profile was created from the draft in this folder.
Next records — original testament
Read the original Lanark testament for children, kin and executors before attaching parents or a spouse profile. Recorded in `research/Glasgow-3909/1627_Scotland_Thankerton_Helen_Glasgow.md`, listed as done in `surname-research/clusters/README.md`; carried into this file on 7 October 2026.
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- Edward Glasgow: 28/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Barbara (Glasgow) Little: 20/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Katherine (Glasgow) Weir: 19/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- James Glasgow: 17/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Catherine (Hamilton) Glasgow: 14/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- George Glasgow: 14/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Ninian Glasgow: 14/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- John Glasgow: 11/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Jonat (Glasgow) Menzeis: 8/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
- Margaret Glasgow: 8/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback
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